Cerritos College to Break Ground on New Performing Arts Center March 6

Facility to promote and support music and theatre programs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2019

Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; 562-653-7878

Performing Arts Center drawingWHAT: Cerritos College will celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Performing Arts Center with a ceremony on March 6.

The $80-million project is funded by Measure G Bond dollars and will be located in the center of the campus immediately south of Falcon Square. The *70,000-gross-square-foot facility will replace the College’s aging Burnight Theatre.

The new Performing Arts Center will provide a 450-seat state-of-the-art theatre, a smaller black box performance area, and support spaces.  The building will also house the Music Department’s instructional labs, lecture halls, band rooms, practice rooms, and faculty offices.

Functioning as a cultural hub for the campus and greater communities, the new Performing Arts Center will provide a creative learning environment for students in the theatre arts and music programs, and an entertainment venue for the community.

Construction is expected to be completed in September 2021.

*Note: The square footage was modified later in the construction process to 84,000

WHEN: Wednesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Performing Arts Center construction site (north of Parking Lot 10)
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

 

Campus map: www.cerritos.edu/guide or www.cerritos.edu/google-map

COST: Free and open to the public            

 

 

About Cerritos College: Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 23,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu/.

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